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Please you to attend, She will declare it. But take heed that this You do, be no true judgement, but plain wrong, If I that am a King must stand to plead My cause with any prisoner whatsoever. Justice and equity ne'er looks into The person, but the cause, and he speeds best That brings best reasons. But the Law permits You only to determine controversies Between the King and subjects, not with strangers. Wise and discreet men do not measure things By the appearance, but by equity. Well let her speak, since good Sysimethres Will have it so, but it is manifest, She will say nothing to the purpose, but Some forged device to shun the stroke of death. O Sun, thou founder of my ancestors' High pedigree, and all ye other gods. Ye noble men that here are met together Assist me in this place, and be a witness That what I say is true, and by firm proofs It shall appear: do you command, O King, Strangers or your own subjects to be offered? Strangers. Then it is fit and necessary, You seek out such, I am no stranger borne, But of this country, and your subject too. Thou liest. You seem to wonder at small things, But there are greater undiscovered yet, I am not only of this Country borne, But of the royal blood. This woman's mad, Away I'll hear no more such lunacy. My royal father, I beseech you know Your only daughter and despise her not. Sysimethres and grave Gymnosophists, How long shall she abuse my patience? This maid's distracted, and the fear of death Makes her speak any thing how false soever, How bold and impudent; I know I had Sometimes a daughter, but she died as soon As she was borne, this is a false impostor, Wherefore away with her, and let's delay The sacrifice no longer. none shall dare To take me hence, unless the judges please So to command, for you are not to judge In your own cause although a King, but must Be subject to the law as well as others Which privilegeth you perchance to kill Strangers, but neither this law, nor the law Of nature doth allow you to destroy Your natural children, for the gods today Shall by a strange discovery make you know I am your daughter, though you now disclaim me. All controversies in the law depend One these two points especially, that is Firm proof by writings, and sure confirmation By witnesses, both which I can produce To prove I am your child, my witness shall not Be common neither, but the judge himself, And here's a writing shall declare both mine And your estate. What meaneth this Persina, that thy blood Thus comes and goes, and that thy countenance Wears such an alteration? is there ought Contained in this writing troubleth thee?
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Pleaſe you to attend, She will declare it. But take heed that this You doe, be no true judgment, but plaine wrong, If I that am a King muſt ſtand to plead My cauſe with any priſoner whatſoever. Juſtice and equity ner'e lookes into The perſon, but the cauſe, and he ſpeeds beſt That brings beſt reaſons. But the Law permits You onely to determine controverſies Betweene the King and ſubjects, not with ſtrangers. Wiſe and diſcreet men doe not meaſure things By the appearance, but by equity. Well let her ſpeake, ſince good Syſimethres Will have it ſo, but it is manifeſt, She will ſay nothing to the purpoſe, but Some forg'd deviſe to ſhun the ſtroke of death. O Sunne, thou founder of my anceſtros High pedegree, and all ye other gods. Ye noble men that here are met together Aſſiſt me in this place, and be a witneſſ That what I ſay is true, and by firme proofes It ſhall appeare: doe you command, O King, Strangers or your owne ſubjects to be offer'd? Strangers. Then it is fit and neceſſary, You ſeeke out ſuch, I am no ſtranger borne, But of this countrey, and your ſubject too. Thou lieſt. You ſeeme to wonder at ſmall things, But there are greater undiſcover'd yet, I am not onely of this Country borne, But of the royall blood. This woman's mad, Away I'le heare no more ſuch lunacie. My royall father, I beſeech you know Your onelie daughter and deſpiſe her not. Syſimethres and grave Gymnoſophiſts, How long ſhall ſhe abuſe my patience? This mayd's diſtracted, and the feare of death Makes her ſpeake any thing how falſe ſoever, How bould and impudent; I know I had Sometimes a daughter, but ſhe dy'd aſſoone As ſhe was borne, this is a falſe impoſtor, Wherefore away with her, and let's delay The ſacrifice no longer. none ſhall dare To take me hence, unleſſe the judges pleaſe So to command, for you are not to judge In your owne cauſe although a King, but muſt Be ſubject to the law aſwell as others Which priviledgeth you perchance to kill Strangers, but neither this law, nor the law Of nature doth allow you to deſtroy Your naturall children, for the gods to day Shall by a ſtrange diſcoverie make you know I am your daughter, though you now diſclaime me. All controverſies in the law depend One theſe two pointes eſpeciallie, that is Firme proofe by writings, and ſure confirmation By witneſſes, both which I can produce To prove I am your child, my witneſſe ſhall not Be common neither, but the judge himſelfe, And heer's a writing ſhall declare both mine And your eſtate. What meaneth this Perſina, that thy blood Thus comes and goes, and that thy countenance Weares ſuch an alteration? is there ought Contayned in this writing troubleth thee?